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     He lived in Haus No. 23, Molzen, Germany in the house called the "FRIEDE HOUSE".

     Arnold was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Reedsburg, and attended St. Peter's Christian Day School.During his younger years, he began working for his father who was in the construction business. He worked in Milwaukee and other places in Wisconsin. Later he went into partnership with his father, and with his brothers and brother-in-law. He worked in the construction and building trade all of his life. Adela was a housewife.¹⁰ On 12 September 1918 at World War I Draft Registration, Sauk, Wisconsin. On 12 October 1930 Reedsburg Men build air glider, including Arnold Friede.

     William Henry Friede lived on 1 April 1935 at Chicago, Cook, Illinois.

     Juanita Elizabeth Dorothy Friede obtained US Social Security Card at Michigan; last residence Maple City, Leelanau, Michigan. Friede sisters photo - Amanda, Louise, Frieda, Juanita. On 13 June 1953 at Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mr and Mrs Otto Denny and daughter, Donna, attended the funeral of Mrs. Denny's brother (William Henry Friede) in Milwaukee, last week 13 June 1953.

     Twin with Frederick Friede. Frieda's husband Macy was an Electrical Engineer for Northwestern Wire & Steel in Sterling, Ill. for 27 years. Before that he was a self-employed farmer. Frieda lived in Sterling, Ill. where she was active in church organizations.⁵ Frieda Marie Friede obtained US Social Security Card at Illinois. Friede sisters photo - Amanda, Louise, Frieda, Juanita. In September 1951 at Whiteside, Illinois, Macy and Frieda Lockhart assessment of property: $1,400. In July 1958 at Whiteside, Illinois, attended Waite family reunion. In September 1966 at Whiteside, Illinois, attended Waite family reunion.

     Frederick was born a twin, his sister being Frieda Mary (Mrs. Macy Lockhart). Fred was in the construction business most of his life, and was also a former member of the Police and Fire Commission in Reedsburg.⁶ Frederick Henry William Friede obtained US Social Security Card at Wisconsin. He attended school in 1926 at Reedsburg High School, Reedsburg, Sauk, Wisconsin, sophomore class officer.

     Louise Martha Friede obtained US Social Security Card at Wisconsin; last residence Argonne, Forest, Wisconsin. Friede sisters photo - Amanda, Louise, Frieda, Juanita. In March 1925 at Reedsburg, Sauk, Wisconsin, hosted bridal shower for Matie Friede before her marriage to Adolph Baumbach.

     On 12 September 1918 at Grant, Wisconsin, World War I Draft Registration. On 26 October 1928 at Grant, Wisconsin, attended Henry and Mary (Ames) Kreiser 50th wedding anniversary celebration. In October 1929 at Grant, Wisconsin, Potosi Couple Hosts to Friends, Relatives. In October 1929 at Grant, Wisconsin, Henry and Elizabeth (McClain) Langkamp entertained friends and relatives at their home, including McClains, Langkamps and Kreisers. In September 1930 at Potosi, Grant, Wisconisn, attended the Kreiser family reunion at the Henry Krieser home. On 27 April 1942 at WWII Registration, Dubuque, Iowa. In May 1945 mentioned in article about Private Jerome McClain recovering from shrapnel wound.

     On 5 June 1917 at World War I Draft Registration Cards, Grant, Wisconsin. Willard Bliss Mcclain was educated in 1940 at through 8th grade. On 27 April 1942 at WWII Registration, Grant, Wisconsin.

     John, born in Grant county in 1853, married Miss Grace Thurtell, and lives on his farm and cattle ranch in South Dakota. They have five children. John McClain Jr. and Grace Thurtell were photo. John McClain Jr. migrated in 1886 to .

     Mary Harriet McClain had 3 with 3 living in 1910 children.

     In August 1943 at Platteville, Grant, Wisconsin, Margaret (McClain) Vannatta celebrates her 84th birthday.

     Albert, born in 1861, married Miss Alice Richards, of British Hollow, and lives in South Dakota, where he does an extensive business as a horse dealer, buying for the eastern markets. They have two children.

     In September 1930 at Potosi, Grant, Wisconisn, attended the Kreiser family reunion at the Henry Krieser home.

     Edward, born July 8, 1868, had a good education in the high school at Valparaiso, was for some eight or ten years a miner in Colorado, and now lives at Deadwood, S. Dak. Edward McClain migrated circa 1890 at Wisconsin to to . He migrated circa 1901 at miner in Colorado for 10 years then to .

     Henry, born at the present family home in September, 1870, went to the Alaska gold fields in 1895, making three journeys to that region, and met with a rich reward for all his privations and perils. The young man returned in 1899, and is now a resident of his father's home. Henry McClain migrated in March 1896 at Wisconsin to, Alaska, date of locating to Alaska: Mar 1896 (from 1900 census). He migrated in 1900 at Alaska to, Wisconsin.

     On 6 July 1950 Mr and Mrs Albert McClain and family of Dubuque, Iowa spent part of last week with Mr and Mrs George Woodrome. Mr McClain is a nephew of Mrs George Woodrome. Mt Vernon Register-News (Mt Vernon, IL). In August 1952 at Illinois Mr. and Mrs. George McClain and daughter and Mrs. Ida McClain of Potosi, Wis., were breakfast guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Woodrome Monday.

     Archie, born in April 1882, was a student in the Normal, preparing at Platteville for a teacher's career, and is now at home. On 12 September 1918 at Grant, Wisconsin, World War I Draft Registration. On 26 October 1928 at Grant, Wisconsin, attended Henry and Mary (Ames) Kreiser 50th wedding anniversary celebration. In October 1929 at Grant, Wisconsin, Potosi Couple Hosts to Friends, Relatives. In October 1929 at Grant, Wisconsin, Henry and Elizabeth (McClain) Langkamp entertained friends and relatives at their home, including McClains, Langkamps and Kreisers. In September 1930 at Potosi, Grant, Wisconisn, attended the Kreiser family reunion at the Henry Krieser home. Archibald John McClain was educated in 1940 at through 1 year of college.

     Grace Thurtell The entry about Ransom B. Folts in the 1901 Biographical Sketch Book of Grant County, Wisconsin, shows his wife's sister, Grace Thurtell, was the wife of John McKann of South Dakota. The entry for John McClain shows his daughter-in-law, Grace Thurtell McClain, and her husband, John McClain, were living on their farm and cattle ranch in South Dakota and had five children, John, Grace, Bertha, Glenn, and Henry. She is listed in the 1880 U.S. Census for the Town of Jamestown, Grant County, Wisconsin (SD 2, ED 110, Page 3), enumerated June 2, 1880, as Grace Thurtle, age 21, single, born in Wisconsin, living with her widowed mother, Anna Thurtle, and her siblings Frederick, age 25, a miner, Harriet, age 23, and Belle, age 19, whose occupation is teaching school. Grace and John McClain are listed in the 1900 U.S. Census for Meade County, South Dakota (Volume 11, SD 1, ED 34, Sheet 7, Line 29) living in the second ward of the City of Sturgis, Sturgis Township, Meade County, South Dakota. John McClain is shown as age 46, born in Wisconsin in October 1853, with his father born in Tennessee and his mother in Pennsylvania. He owned their home with no mortgage and had no months of no employment, with his occupation shown as stock raiser. He and his wife, Grace McClain, had been married 19 years according to this census. She is shown as age 40, born in March 1860 in Wisconsin, with her father born in England and her mother in Indiana. She is the mother of five children, all living with their parents. John E. McClain is shown as age 15, born in Wisconsin in May 1885, and at school. The four younger children were all born in South Dakota. Grace L. McClain is 10, born in February 1890, and is also in school. Bertha M. McClain, age 7, born in December 1892, is at school also. Leo G. McClain, age 5 and born in March 1895, and Henry C. McClain, age 3 and born in December 1896, are not yet in school. Grace McClain is listed as head of the household in the 1920 U.S. Census(Volume 23, Enumeration District 175, Sheet 5, Line 17) in Scotch Leap Township, Perkins County, South Dakota. She is shown as age 60 born in Wisconsin, with her father born in England and her mother in North Carolina. She is shown as a farmer, operating a farm she owns on her own account, and is listed as married and able to read and write English. With her is her son, Henry C. McClain, age 22, born in South Dakota, with his father born in the United States and his mother born in Wisconsin. He is shown as single and a farm laborer working on the home farm and is able to read and write English. Grace Thurtell, 1859-1926, born in Wisconsin, is listed among the pioneers in the Sioux Valley Genealogical Society, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104, on a web site found in October 1999 at http://www.rootsweb.com/~sdvgs/index19.htm. The web site shows she was issued a Pioneer Certificate at the request of family members or interested parties as a resident in the Dakota Territory prior to statehood in November 1889. A database index of Bureau of Land Management Records found on the internet in January 2000 athttp://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/sd/land/perkins.htm shows that John and Grace McClain and John E. McClain (possibly their son) had five different land patents in Perkins County, South Dakota, all at the 7th Meridian,Township 018 N, Range 012 E, in Sections 8 and 9. John McClain had two homestead patents dated May 26, 1908. The one in Section 8 was for 120 acres, with a document identification number 3645. The same document identification number is also referred to a homestead of 40 acres in Section 9. Document number 108181 dated February 1, 1910, is indexed to cash sales of 120 acres in Section 8 and 40 acres in Section 9 to John E.McClain. Document identification number 447193 dated December 5, 1914,refers to a cash sale of 80 acres to Grace McClain in Section 8. She and John McClain Jr. were photo.

     John Edward McClain John E. McClain is shown as age 15, born in Wisconsin in May 1885, and attending school in the 1900 U.S. Census for Meade County, South Dakota(Volume 11, SD 1, ED 34, Sheet 7, Line 29). He is living with his parents, John and Grace McClain, and four younger siblings in the second ward of the City of Sturgis, Sturgis Township, Meade County, South Dakota. The marriage certificate for John Edward McClain shows that he married Margaret Hartry at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, on Saturday, January 20, 1923, and that the marriage was registered in Moose Jaw. Both are shown as being from Swift Current, Saskatchewan. The witnesses were Gow(?) Struson (?) and Louisa Stinson, and the minister's name looks something like J. A. MacKeigan. A note on the marriage certificate from Pearl Sawyer shows the bride was Margaret Bigford. A letter dated October 13, 1999, to Susan Miller from Pearl Sawyer clarified that Margaret Bigford went to live with her oldest sister, Violet, and her husband, Samuel Hartry, after her mother died when Margaret was only one year old. They tried to adopt her, but her father would never agree to it. Throughout her childhood and school years, however, she was known as Margaret Hartry. A 1998 family record from Pearl Sawyer shows John McClain died December 23, 1960, while another family record shows he died January 23, 1960. Both records show he died in Burnaby, British Columbia. His obituary (newspaper unknown) shows he died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 75 on Dec. 23rd, 1960, in Vancouver, B.C. His death certificate from Vancouver confirms that John Edward McClain died December 23, 1960, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It shows he was 75 years old on his last birthday and that he was born in Minnesota, U.S.A. It lists his residence as 4424 Frances Street, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. A database index of Bureau of Land Management Records found on the internet in January 2000 athttp://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/sd/land/perkins.htm shows that John and Grace McClain and John E. McClain (possibly their son) had five different land patents in Perkins County, South Dakota, all at the 7th Meridian,Township 018 N, Range 012 E, in Sections 8 and 9. John McClain had two homestead patents dated May 26, 1908. The one in Section 8 was for 120acres, with a document identification number 3645. The same document identification number is also referred to a homestead of 40 acres in Section 9. Document number 108181 dated February 1, 1910, is indexed to cash sales of 120 acres in Section 8 and 40 acres in Section 9 to John E.McClain. Document identification number 447193 dated December 5, 1914, refers to a cash sale of 80 acres to Grace McClain in Section 8.

     Grace Lula Mcclain Much of the information about Grace McClain, her husband, and their descendants was received from Pearl McClain Sawyer in 1998. Grace L. McClain is shown as age 10, born in February 1890 in South Dakota, and attending school in the 1900 U.S. Census for Meade County,South Dakota (Volume 11, SD 1, ED 34, Sheet 7, Line 29). She is living with her parents, John and Grace McClain, and four siblings in the second ward of the City of Sturgis, Sturgis Township, Meade County, South Dakota. She is listed as Grace Tescher in the 1920 U.S. Census in Volume 23,Enumeration District 170, Sheet 4, for Duell Township, Perkins County, South Dakota. Roll Tescher is shown as a white male age 33 born in Indiana, with his father born in Indiana and his mother in Kentucky. He is shown as a farmer with a general farm that he rents and operates onhis own account. His wife, Grace Tescher, is shown as age 29, born in South Dakota, with both her parents born in Wisconsin. Both Roll and Grace Tescher can speak, read, and write English. All five of their children are shown as born in South Dakota with their father born in Indiana and their mother in South Dakota. Lee Tescher, their son age 9,and Thelma Tescher, their daughter age 6, attended school in the prioryear. Barbara Tescher, their daughter age 4 1/2, John Tescher, theirson age 2, and their unnamed infant son age 1/12 are not yet in school. An online birth certificate was found for Grace L. McClain in January 2000 on the internet at http://www.state.sd.us/doh/vitalrec. It shows that a delayed birth certificate was filed for her on February 11, 1957,under South Dakota State File Number 770395 showing that Grace L. McClain was born February 16, 1890, in Meade County, South Dakota, the daughter of Grace Thurtell and John McClain. She obtained US Social Security Card at South Dakota; last residence Bison, Perkins, South Dakota.

     Bertha May McClain Bertha M. McClain is shown as age 7, born in South Dakota in December 1892, and attending school in the 1900 U.S. Census for Meade County,South Dakota (Volume 11, SD 1, ED 34, Sheet 7, Line 29). She is living with her parents, John and Grace McClain, and four siblings in the second ward of the City of Sturgis, Sturgis Township, Meade County, South Dakota. An online birth certificate was found for Bertha May McClain in January 2000 on the internet at http://www.state.sd.us/doh/vitalrec. It shows that a delayed birth certificate was filed for her on August 19, 1960,under South Dakota State File Number 783113 showing that Bertha May McClain was born October 12, 1893, in Meade County, South Dakota, the daughter of Grace Thurtell and John McClain. An e-mail from Lynn McElroy in January 2000 advised that the delayed birth certificate was filed for Bertha McClain to prove documentation for her collection of Old Age Pension. Prior to this date, her only proof of birth was her baptism certificate. She advised that as far as her mother, Cleo Palmer Bresnick, could recall, Bertha and William Melville Palmer, whose nickname was Nig, were married in 1914 in Aberdeen, South Dakota.